The Stone Town of Zanzibar was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in the year 2000. This was done in recognition of its Outstanding Universal Value arising from its cultural diversity and ...

"The Stone Town of Zanzibar is a fine example of the Swahili coastal trading towns of East Africa. It retains its urban fabric and townscape virtually intact and contains many fine buildings that ...

The Stone Town has been protected as a conservation area since 1985, under the Town and Country Planning Act of 1955. Finally, values, boundaries and features have been further protected by the Stone ...

On 25 July 2023, UNESCO organized a launch event for the project, Living Heritage: Revitalising Stone Town of Zanzibar Socioeconomic Development. Honorable Simai Mohammed Said, Minister of Tourism and ...

Once the capital of the Zanzibar Sultanate, Stone Town was a major and infamous hub for the spice and slave trades. Today, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of East Africa’s most ...

Once a thriving hub of trade and commerce, the town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2000 for its historical significance. But the same ocean that once brought prosperity to Stone ...

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Lamu Town, Stone Town and Fort Jesus exemplify the critiques that experts working in preservation and tourism level at UNESCO’s World Heritage List — a list of landmarks or natural areas that ...

From the domino sharks of Stone Town to the clove-infused island of Pemba, Zanzibar is a laid-back destination that knows how to have fun. CNN values your feedback 1.

Stone Town (Left), Island of Goa (Right) ... While UNESCO and other external organizations have traditionally prioritized the management of the island’s physical landscape, ...

UNESCO is best known for designating World Heritage sites, more than 1,150 of them since 1972, including ones like Yosemite National Park in California, Angkor in Cambodia and the Stone Town of ...